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laudable Definition

laud·able (lôdə bəl)

adjective

worthy of being lauded

Etymology: L laudabilis

laudable Related Forms

laud′·abil·ity noun or laud·able·ness laud·ably adverb

laudable Synonyms

laudable

modif.

laudable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • aim: These changes are being brought in with the laudable aim of letting the public know more about what is done in their name.
  • ambition: Not for them Wolf Tone's laudable ambition to unite Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter under the common name of Irishmen and Irishwomen.
  • sentiment: Gentleman's laudable sentiments do not apply to the Bill.
  • intention: Despite these laudable intentions the present whereabouts of this document is not known.
  • attempt: Laudable attempts are being made to address financial literacy levels among young people.
  • objective: I sign up to that; it is a laudable objective.

Modifying Another Word

  • entirely: This has the entirely laudable aim of preventing the genocide of any group.
  • however: However laudable the aim of replicating the commitment in an intact family, they miss the point.
  • highly: To have respected the wishes of the veterans, is, of course, highly laudable.
  • very: Her performance in those very laudable aims will be watched very, very closely by " our doctors " .
  • perfectly: If you want to tithe your herbs that's perfectly laudable.
  • particularly: The assessment tool for the Introduction to Health Psychology and Communication module is particularly laudable and innovative.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: It seems laudable to suggest it should return - the trick is to decide where and how much?
  • sound: Like a form of pyramid selling it all sounds so laudable - at first.